Secure network connections

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The term interoperability is currently all over the media. It describes the ability of different systems, devices and programs to work together to efficiently exchange information. Especially in medicine and medical technology, data exchange is very important to provide patients with extensive care. Andreas Grode from gematik explains in our interview what is currently happening around interoperability.

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Interoperability: secure network connections

Interview

Computers do not just need a common language to communicate with each other. Their conversations also need to be secure when they transfer medical data for example. Yet there are still many different systems by various providers in the health care system that are not able to properly communicate with each other. The solution is called interoperability.

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